12-26-2015, 07:59 PM
The Hackett one is very extensively illustrated with photos of artefacts and sculpture. The Matyszak one has mainly ancient busts so not especially useful for the appearance of the soldiers.
If you are looking for a book with a lot of images of sculptural evidence and artefacts, "Arms & Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier" is good - over 300 images (as well as 7 full colour plates). That volume covers 112BC to 192AD and there are two more scheduled but they are taking a while to appear. There is a preview on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arms-Armour-Impe...273&sr=1-1
Your original question pertained to enemies of Rome. For the Greeks, this is pretty good in terms of illustrations (artefacts, vase painting, sculpture):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Armor-Greeks-Pro...our+greeks
And for the Celts, this ltlle book is very good value and full of relevant illustrations:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Warriors-...c+warriors
Regards, John
If you are looking for a book with a lot of images of sculptural evidence and artefacts, "Arms & Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier" is good - over 300 images (as well as 7 full colour plates). That volume covers 112BC to 192AD and there are two more scheduled but they are taking a while to appear. There is a preview on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arms-Armour-Impe...273&sr=1-1
Your original question pertained to enemies of Rome. For the Greeks, this is pretty good in terms of illustrations (artefacts, vase painting, sculpture):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Armor-Greeks-Pro...our+greeks
And for the Celts, this ltlle book is very good value and full of relevant illustrations:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celtic-Warriors-...c+warriors
Regards, John
